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Dan and I are moving in together!

After a
year of considering living together we have finally taken the plunge. My buddy
Dan Finnegan and I are going to share a house together in North Carolina. We
are doing a 2 month Artist in Residency at STARworks in Star, North Carolina
for Jan/Feb 2018.

I’m very
excited about our union and working in the community of Seagrove with all the
incredible potters in the area. To have Takuro as our clay man is more than I could
dream of and to work daily in a hopping clay facility with Dan is dreaming in technacolour.
Dan and I are both English trained. I seem to have English hands and an Asian
heart.

My two
months with Mick Casson in England were a HUGE part of the launching of my
career in clay some 35 years ago. I figure this time at Starworks is going to
be my second childhood.

It’s not
how you start it’s how you finish.

I made some
slongs today because I liked the ones that came out of the kiln even though
they shivered. Scratch followed me to bed last night. Scratch liked the pots,
the surface but hated the top handle. So I’m going to try to scratch the itch
with these ones. I also threw some cups. This is to show you that you have to
be able to throw tight to throw loose. There is no excuse for sloppy. I’m excited about living and working with Dan.
A nicer guy I have never met and I think we’re gonna bust it outta town.

Not all
those that wander are lost. J.R.R Tolkein

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I look forward to a visit with you both! Was just up at Starworks Ceramics recently - they took me on a tour of their clay making facility and I bought a few of their different clays to try out with my glazes. It's wonderful they locally source their clays.

About Me

Tony Clennell, MFA, RCA, is a second generation potter that has been making pottery for over 35 years. He has taught workshops in Canada, USA, Japan, China, Korea, Wales and Italy. He has a Master of Fine Arts from Utah State University and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He is author of “Stuck in the Mud”a book of irreverent tales, BS and nonsense.